Foley is the art of making sound effects with ordinary objects. It can be used to both support traditional literacies and expand the communication tools of students. It can augment and expand traditional literacy in readers' theater and dramatic interpretations. It can also teach executive function skills such as coordinating in a group and waiting for cues. Foley can also be a tool to teach 21st century skills--transforming ordinary objects into completely different meanings (e.g. cups become galloping horses) teaches kids a lot about capitalizing on the characteristic of a medium (e.g. you only hear the cups) as well as the power of effects and manipulation. I have done Foley work with 2nd graders to stimulate their speaking and writing as well as with 10th graders to help them produce and analyze a scene for Shakespeare. Here's a video on Foley art from the LA Times: